BBC The Ascent of Man 06of13 The Starry Messenger x264 AAC MVGroup
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Genre: Documentary

This 13 volume series attempts a massive survey of science, from flint tools to the theory of relativity. The series, a co-production of the BBC and Time-Life Films was made as a science counterpart to Kenneth Clark's "Civilisation". It is given superb technical support, with two crews using innovative filming techniques, shooting in 27 countries. Dr. Jacob Bronowski makes for an unorthodox narrator, his non-scripted delivery ranging from hushed awe to trembling passion. He uses the crawling infant, the performing athlete, the development of the hunt and the discovery of fire to illustrate the most distinctive feature of man: imagination. His Scientific-Humanism is often spectacular, always provocative. The DVDs extra is a recent interview with Sir David Attenborough who recalls the making of "The Ascent of Man" series.

Written and narrated by Jacob Bronowski
Directed by Dick Gilling, Mick Jackson and David Kennard
Produced by Adrian Malone & Dick Gilling
Edited by Roy Fry
Quotations read by Roy Dotrice and Joss Ackland
Music by Dudley Simpson & Brian Hodgson
49 minutes per part, English audio, 1973

Part 6: The Starry Messenger
Here is the story of early attempts to map the forces that move the planets. Dr. Bronowski traces the origins of the scientific revolution through the conflict between fact and religious dogma, culminating in the trial of Galileo.

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